Grain-shocker.



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Patented June 9,1914.

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GRAIN SHOOKER. APPLICATION TILED JAN.18, 1913.

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CHARLES HENRY, 013 GAGKLE, NORTH DAKOTA.

GRAIN-SHOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 1a, 1913. Serial No. 742,928.

To all whom it may concern Be t known that I, CHAnLnsHENnY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at dricalhood is arranged, there being a plu- -rality ofcompartments, to receive two .or

'25 I binder, there being 'means' for intermittently Ga'ckle', in thecounty of Logan and State of N orth' Dakota, have invented a new and useful-Grain-Shocker; and Ida hereby de clare the followingto be a ,full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates toa new and useful grain shocking machine. .As one of the objects of the invention it is the aim to provide a novel form of shocker, adapted for connection to a binder, to receive the bundles from the binder, and after the required-number of bundles have been received to form a shock, 'the entire 'shockis dropped or deposited in the: field.

As another object of the invention, there is provided an intermittent revoluble platformover which an inner-and outer cylin more] bundles. of grain stalks from the f rotating the platform and the inner hood,

"order to bring each compartment into position to receive the bundles.

I 'tain features of construction, but in'prac-' As another object of the invention, there is produced novel means for simultaneously moving the platform forwardly and raising the hoods, in order to drop the entirely formed shock upon the ground.

There are disclosed inrthe drawings cer- ..tical fields these features ma necessitate -"alterations,

u provided the alterations fall within the scope of what is claimed.

4 The invention comprises further features {and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings.:-F1gure 1 is'a plan view of the improved shocker. Fig. 2 is a rear view ofthe improved grain shocker, showing the ,same connected to a small portion Of'a binder.- Fig. 3 is asectional view on line 3-'-3 of- Fig. 1. Fig. .4 isa sectional view onlineft' tof Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a, horizontal. sectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 3." Fig. 6 is a detail view of the mner hood or cylinder. Fig.7 is an enlarged de- H tail perspective view of the upper portion of l the gear 39 meshes with the gear 23, that 1s, 1 only when the carr age .26 15 arranged as 1 shown inFig. 1.' Upon examining the drawthe shock frame.- Fig. .8 is "afdetail iew, showing how the carr ageor 26 1s 5 with a sprocket wheel 12 13. The beveled gear 13 meshes with a beveled gear l iywhich is mounted upon and rotowhich the patentee is entitled;

mounted, illustrating a portion of the table or platform 9, and disclosing the fork or member 8 in a raised position. Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of the turn table, showing the carriage 26. Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates a frame having a forwardly extending portion 2. This frame is suitably braced by the rods or bars 3, and is mounted upon sultable wheels 4 at the end 5 of the frame 1, the discharge end (not shown) of any suitable binder (not shown) may be connected. .The bundles as they are discharged from the binder are received by a pivoted- Patented J une 9,1914.

member 8, which pitches the bundles upon the platform 9. This pivoted member Shas connections 10 to the crank shaft 11, which ismounted in bearings of the offset portion 2 of the frame 1. The shaft 11 is provided and a beveled gear tatable with. the shaft 15. This shaft 15 may be driven by any suitable means (not shown) of the binder (not shown). By

1 this arrangement motion is imparted to the shaft 11 intermittently, as will be herein- 'after ascertained. A sprocket chain 18 travels about the sprocket 12, and in turn travels about the sprocket 19 of the shaft 20, which is mounted in bearings 21 of the said frame. On one end of the shaft 20 a. sprocket 22 is mounted, while on the other end a beveled gear 23 is provided.

The frame 1 is constructed with a pair of guide rails or tracks 24 with which the roller wheels. 25 engage. The roller wheels 25 support the carriage frame 26, which extends transversely of the frame 1. Connected to the carriage -frame are two rack bars 27, the ends of which thebars 28 and 29,

Mounted in a bearing 30 of the carriage or frame 26 is a shaft 31, with which a beveledgear 32 is rotatably mounted. The

are connected by platform 9 whichis circular in plan view,

is secured at 33 to the shaft 31 so as to move therewith, there being braces 34 for the platform. Mounted in bearings 35- of the portion 36 of the carriage 26 is a shaft 37. .hav-

ing gears SS-and 39 upon its ends. The gear I 38 meshes with the gear 32, sota's to impart motion thereto and tothe platform, while termittently revolved owin'g 'to the" intechain 18.

ings Tit a lets seen: that b ess s-111s shaft"11,"t he gear and platform areri meshing of the gears 23 and 39 of-the shafts and 37, which shaft 20 is driven by the Connected to the .bar' connects the-rack bars, are, two long sprin'gs $0, the: other ends .41 jof:whichhrefconnecte'd"at' 42 to the braces of 'the"f'ra me 1'. These on the guide r'a' joined together by universal connection 45".

. said dog has This pitman On one end of the shaft a6 a beveled gear 48 is arranged, which meshes with the beveled gear 49 of the shaft 50. 'ljheshaft50 is mounted in bearings of theoifset frame 2 and is provided with a gear 151 and a;- sprocket 52. Passing about the sproc'ket .52 is a chain 53, which also travels, about the, sprockcti'54e of theshaft 55, at one end'fof which'thecrank 56 is arranged. Pivotedat 57 is a do 58, one end of which engagesthe teeth of t e gear 51, while the other end of a itman 59 connectedto it. 59 is adapted to be connected to a foot pedal (not shown), so that the pitman may be operated. A. spring 62 is pro vided for holding the dog 57 in engagement with the teeth of the gear 51. When the carriage 26 is in a positionas'shownin' Fig. 1 the springs are under tension. The.

. carriage 26, is held in suchpositiohfowing tothe fact that the dog 57 is in engagement with the teeth of the gear 51; therebupre venting the springs 40 from pulrling orf fn'ov-" ing the carriage 26 along 'the'gu ide-railsi:

By holding the carriage iii, thel'positio'n" as shown in Fig. 1, the gears'23' and- 391 are held in mesh, until the platform Q'has 'received a suflicient number of bundles: of

to compose ashock; a mers; quired number of bundlesofg'rain or other material have been received-upon the platform to compose a shock,- theoperator} presses the foot pedal (netfshown), and this action, the dog' 57 .isdi'seng aged' from the teeth of the gear 51 against the a'ctionfof:

leased, the springs 10,- pu

the spring 62, throughfthle ,medium of Qthepitman 59. When the; ee-r51 is thus-re l ori'nove the car; riage alongthe guide rails, and'with itth'e platform, thereby allowing the shockf'to fall upon the ground. f i

After one shock has beendepo'sited onthe ground, thecarriage is returned and with itthe platform to. the position shown in i-Fig. 1. To accomplish this an operator-rotates the shaft 55 by means of the crank 56,:there- 46 is operated owing to the intermeshinggi fj position shown in Fig- 1, to "dles 'of grain for another[shoe];

.hold' thestandards 67 in position,

forming five motionito thfirsll iift 5O owing to the sprocket 52. Iii case the shaft 50 'rotates.in1a ref; -verse direct-ioii- 'andthe' dqg=57 slips by th'e teeth of the wheel 51'; When the shaft 50 is rotated in thisreverse direction, the'shaft ire; ersei direction to that'when ngslitQjmove-Fthe frame or carriage ythe meshing of the gears 47 with. merrier; time? cause the'j'carr'iage 26 with the platform 9' to' be; returned to the" the spr .Every t me; the pivoted" by opeiating the '53'," 'whicn-'''iniparts receive-the bunso. member 8 1s h n: downwardly iiinthe POSltlOD shown in fulllines in, Fig; 2, the same receives the ft'wo'bundles'of' grain, in lengthwise position,

from anyuitabl'e :or conventional form of binder- (not. shown). I As every two bundles of grain are received upon the'plvoted member 8, hey are pitchedppon the plat form 9 in the compartments as they pass the opening 84;. After each compartment has; received two bundles, it will be seen that there is a sufficient numberof bundles form a shock. 1 Rising fromthepframe 1- as indicated .at- 66- are four standards 67 the upperLporti'dns of which are connected bytwo spaced apart frames 68 and 69i These zframes 68 and 63 an i mounted inbearings 7,0 ofsaid frames is a rectangular shaft -71 having a beveled geaij ion 72, whicl i meshes with a beveled gear}? 3 on the shaft '74, which is mounted in bearings 75 of the" frame 68. The shaft 74 is'proff vvided with 'asprocket wheel 76, which has a chainconnection 77 ,withthe; sprocket 22 of the shaft 20,- and=when the shaft 20 isrotated, in 'orde to partially move-the platform 9, the shaft 71 is correspondingly moved, through the inter-meshing of the gears-72 and 73. .The shaft 7'1 is designed to slide through the gear 72 at times. QCarried by the lower portion of the shaft. 71 rs a cylinder 7 8 having partment being designed to receive two bundles from the fork. When the shaft 71 isjrotated correspondingly with the platfive radial wings79, compartments 80, each comform 9, another-compartment is rotated to mg 861 thebundles are dechain or the like 88 passing over a pulley 89 and under another pulley 90 and connected to the upper end of the shaft 71 at 91. An arm 92 projects upwardly-from the frame 68?, and fulerumed to the up er end 'of the arm, as at 93'is a lever 94; no end of the leveris provided with an elongated slotted portion 95, through whichthe upper end of the shaft 71 extends, there being an enlargement 95, bove the slotted portion 95. When the lever .94 is rocked, the'shaft 71 is bodily raised", and lowered, and when raised the cylinder 7 8 with the divisional wings is also raised. The end 98 of the lever 94 has connectd; to it a cable, chain or the like 99. which passes under a pulley 100, and is in turn connected, to the bar 28 of the rack bars 27. When the carriage 26 with the rack bars'27 and'the platform 9 are all as one When a shock is discharged by the can,

riage and the platform moves forwardly, the closure or slide 86 is automatically raised, so as to permit the top portion of the shock to pass. through, the opening, which isnormally closed by the closure or slide'BG. The invention having been set is claimed as new and useful is I .1. In a grain shocker, a frame having guide rails, a carriage, mounted upon said forth, what rails and provided with'a platform, a mechamsm for holding the carriage at one-end ofthe frame, and means for automaticallypulling the carriage and the platform from under a shock and to the other end of the frame when released by said mechanism in order to dro the shock on the-ground, a

member on t e- 'iplatform having divisional wings forming'icori'fipartments, and means of "connectiom between said member and the carriage. for raising the member simultaneously with the movement of ,the carriage,

and means for revolving the platform and the member-intermittently and simultaneously. V a l 2. In a grain shocker, a frame having .two subscribing witnesses.

guide rails, a carriage mounted upon-said rails and provided with a platform, a mechanism for holding the carriage atone end of the frame, and means for automatically pulling the carriage andthe platfprm from under a shock and to. the other end of the frame when released by said mechanism in order to drop the shock on theground, a

member'on'the platform having divisional wlngs forming compartments, and means of connection between said member and the carriage for raising the member simultaneously with the movement of the carriage, and means manually actuated, for operating sald mechanism to return said carriage to itsinitial position, and means for revolving the platform and the member simultaneously and intermlttently.

-3. In a grain shocker, a frame having guiderails, a carriage having roller wheels mounted .upon the rails and rovided with a' platform, a rack frame carried by the carriage, a mechanism having devices cooperating with said rack frame, means cooperating with said mechanism for holding, the carriage and the rack frame at one end of the first frame, coil springs connecting between. the first frame and the rack frame for automatically pullin frameto the other end of the first frame when released by said mechanism, said mechanism adapted to be manually released,

a memberon the platform having divisional plates forming aiseries of compartments to receive bundles of grain, an inclosure surrounding the series of compartments, means the carriage and the rack of connection between said member and the rack frame for raising the member and the divisional plates simultaneously with the movement of the carriage forwardly upon the rails, means for revolving the platform and the member including the divisional.

to its initial position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of CHARLES HENRY.

Witnesses: R. S. N'ILLEN,

JACOB HUMMEL.

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